Hohe Warte Stadium
First Vienna FC 1894, Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna
The stadium Hohewarte is a sports stadium on the Hohenwarte in the 19th district of Vienna Dobling. The nature Stadium is home to the six-time national football champion First Vienna FC 1894 Vienna, the Austrian national rugby team and the Austrian and European record holder in American football, the Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna, whose fans call this stadium as a saint waiting.
History
Today's High -wait stadium was opened in 1921 as the largest and most modern football stadium in continental Europe. Internationals as against Italy in 1923 were at that time persecuted in the largest natural arena in Europe of up to 80,000 people. Over the decades, the stadium fell slowly, so that it meanwhile officially only 4,500 seats were, as the natural arena - that is the area beyond the fixed bleachers - by decision of the magistrate was not allowed to be used as an auditorium. Through the construction of new steel pipe grandstands on the backstretch, the capacity could be increased back to 5500 places.
On the sports field on the Hohenwarte operas were in the 1920s also listed and organized boxing matches. 1924 took place the first opera performance outdoors in Vienna on the sports field Hohewarte. Pietro Mascagni conducted the opera Aida. For 17,000 seats and 8000 standing room has been created a " amphiteatralisches parquet ". In the almost 50 -meter wide and 35 meter deep stage acted alongside the soloists of the choir with 200 members and 700 extras. In 1935, another opera season held with Aida, Pagliacci and Cavalleria rusticana. True camels and real elephants stood before 18,000 seats and 14,000 standing places.
The maintenance costs of large-scale stadium area be around € 400,000 a year and burden the budget of the financially weak Vienna strong. This also explains why 2012 plans were announced in May, after which an exclusive spa complex will be built on the site of the Hohenwarte. This project should contribute unique 1.2 million euros and reduce operating costs by € 300,000. To date, no further progress of these plans are known.
Transport links
The stadium is well connected to various public transport: on the one Hohewarte on the Vienna Heiligenstadt station is easy to reach. The underground line 4, and the high-speed railway lines 40 and 45 stop there. The walk to the stadium is about 5 minutes and takes over the Karl -Marx -Hof and February 12th - place in the Klabundgasse. On the other hand you get to the tram lines 37 and D almost to the stadium gates.
For the nation Arrival by bus and by car to the bank of the Danube highway offers. The node Floridsdorf via the north bridge without detours to Heiligenstadt. Outside the stadium, there are parking spaces for home and away fans.